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Doby's Mill Elementary

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Doby's Mill Elementary ranks 360 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Doby's Mill Elementary in Lugoff, SC, is a mid-sized PK-5 school within the Kershaw 01 district, serving 607 students in a community where a significant portion of families (62.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Doby's Mill is a school in transition. Its overall state ranking has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking at the 70th percentile in 2015-2016 but settling at the 46th percentile in the most recent 2025-2026 data. This places it behind its three district peers: Lugoff Elementary (206th), Blaney Elementary (230th), and Wateree Elementary (253rd). The gap is most pronounced in 3rd-grade ELA, where Doby's Mill shows 49% proficiency versus roughly 67-69% at its sister schools. However, there is a notable bright spot: 5th-grade ELA proficiency (65.3%) exceeds both the district (62.4%) and state (63.6%) averages, outperforming nearby Bookman Road Elementary (55.1%) and North Springs Elementary (59.1%).

Two concerns stand out for parents. First, chronic absenteeism has climbed steadily from 5.6% in 2020-2021 to 18.9% in 2024-2025, erasing a previous advantage over district and state averages. Second, test scores show volatility—3rd-grade ELA jumped to 64% in 2024-2025, then fell back to 49% the following year, suggesting results may be sensitive to specific student cohorts. On a positive note, the school performs relatively well for its Disabled Students (62nd percentile statewide) and Gifted and Talented Students (51st percentile). Per-pupil spending ($12,714) is lower than nearby Richland 02 schools like Bookman Road ($19,019) but higher than Blaney ($11,876), which outperforms Doby's Mill—a reminder that funding alone doesn't drive results. For parents, this is a school with clear strengths in upper-grade literacy and special education, but one that needs consistent strategies to close the gap with its district peers.

607

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,714

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1964 Ft. Jackson Road
Lugoff, SC 29078

(803) 438-4055

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Doby's Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leslie M. Stover Middle
High:	Lugoff-Elgin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

360^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Kershaw 01

27^th of 75Kershaw 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	360 of 661	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	292 of 639	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	347 of 643	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	285 of 644	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	314 of 625	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	264 of 622	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	336 of 643	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	240 of 624	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	240 of 639	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	185 of 619	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	64.3	179 of 638	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	129 of 630	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	182 of 599	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	225 of 594	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	165 of 597	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	186 of 589	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	156 of 580	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	137 of 577	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	168 of 566	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	96 of 559	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	122 of 557	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	162 of 550	70.5%	★★★★☆
2003	62.2	211 of 542	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	231 of 384	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.6	116 of 380	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	223 of 393	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	139 of 350	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	367 of 421	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	235 of 412	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	58 of 156	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	71 of 143	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	102 of 174	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	116 of 151	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	354 of 599	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	296 of 580	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	347 of 568	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	270 of 580	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	319 of 573	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	236 of 554	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	275 of 588	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	178 of 570	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	441 of 634	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	277 of 612	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	316 of 602	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	252 of 608	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	311 of 600	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	270 of 580	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	420 of 600	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	225 of 588	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	313 of 591	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	263 of 585	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	292 of 571	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	277 of 582	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	278 of 579	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	263 of 561	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	365 of 590	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	275 of 571	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	325 of 459	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	344 of 446	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	322 of 463	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	306 of 455	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	267 of 439	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	343 of 472	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	285 of 457	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2026)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-8 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	607	39	15.5	62.6%	331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	44.6	360^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.8	292^nd of 639 public elementary schools	54.3%	68	49.0	56.2	65.3				46.8	58.3	42.1				54.2		$12,714	$1,144	$849	$1,993	$8,758	$1,963	$10,721
Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1	100.0%	362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	63.6	236^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.9	275^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.0%	39	67.0	73.1	67.3				63.9	59.3	42.1				56.1		$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969
Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	688	45	15.2	59.3%	420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	58.4	259^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.6	227^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.5%	32	66.7	67.4	66.4				57.3	59.4	43.0				52.8		$12,351	$986	$880	$1,866	$9,160	$1,325	$10,485
Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	543	36	15.0	100.0%	321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	66.9	211^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.1%		70.6	193^rd of 639 public elementary schools	69.8%	18	68.9	65.7	77.5				63.3	52.9	64.6				52.9		$13,475	$1,234	$884	$2,117	$9,860	$1,498	$11,358
Catawba Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Old National Highway	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-3501	636	50	12.7	48.5%	108 (17.0%)	297 (46.7%)	177 (27.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	69.1	199^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.3	165^th of 639 public elementary schools	74.2%	34	66.1	69.0	71.9				65.6	58.6	59.4				60.8		$14,516	$1,812	$821	$2,634	$10,009	$1,874	$11,883
Pontiac Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Spears Creek Church Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2700	880	64	13.7	56.8%	143 (16.3%)	503 (57.2%)	129 (14.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.0%)	39.1	405^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.7%		46.9	327^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.8%	78	56.7	65.1	56.0				37.4	46.3	39.3				49.7		$14,012	$1,267	$526	$1,793	$10,233	$1,985	$12,219
Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3	51.2%	101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	57.6	264^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.2	261^st of 639 public elementary schools	59.2%	3	74.6	71.9	55.1				69.8	48.8	35.0				60.9		$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349
Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	564	47	12.1	60.1%	63 (11.2%)	374 (66.3%)	77 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	41.9	386^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.6	352^nd of 639 public elementary schools	44.9%	34	50.0	68.4	58.7				53.4	48.7	44.4				39.5		$15,344	$1,391	$802	$2,192	$11,303	$1,848	$13,151
Summit Parkway Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Summit Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3580	1,229	84	14.5	52.0%	193 (15.7%)	731 (59.5%)	163 (13.3%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	49	323^rd of 661 public elementary schools	51.1%		31.9	435^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.9%	112	69.8	90.0	86.5	50.4	51.3	47.0	58.1	72.5	81.1	35.8	21.8	32.7	62.5	40.4	$12,925	$888	$320	$1,208	$9,472	$2,245	$11,717
North Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-3183	659	53	12.4	62.9%	52 (7.9%)	486 (73.7%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	40.6	397^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.9%		37.3	395^th of 639 public elementary schools	38.2%	2	59.6	63.4	59.1				55.3	39.8	35.4				45.1		$16,072	$1,643	$1,136	$2,780	$11,109	$2,183	$13,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Doby's Mill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Doby's Mill Elementary?

Students at Doby's Mill Elementary are 55% White, 22% African American, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Doby's Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Doby's Mill Elementary.

Is Doby's Mill Elementary a good school?

Doby's Mill Elementary ranks 360^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Doby's Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Doby's Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leslie M. Stover Middle
High : Lugoff-Elgin High

What district is Doby's Mill Elementary in?

Kershaw 01

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